Wales women’s football manager Jayne Ludlow has received a Fellowship
from the University of South Wales (USW).

The award is the latest honour for Ms Ludlow, who was awarded
an MBE for services to women's football in Wales in the June 2019 Queen's
Birthday Honours. Earlier in 2019 she guided Wales to the brink of
qualification for the recent Women’s World Cup in France.

USW confers Fellowships on outstanding people who are true
leaders in their field, inviting them to become part of the academic community through
this significant honour.

After receiving the Fellowship, Ms Ludlow said: “It’s
absolutely fantastic. This year has been huge for us as a group of staff,
players, and for me individually.

“It probably means a lot more than many things over the past
few years, because of where we are – in my community. I’m a Rhondda kid,
my sister actually came through this university, but I went further afield.

“But one of the main reasons I came back to Wales was to
make sure we enthuse more females to take up the game and we grow the game, and
an entity like USW recognising the female game in particular is massive for us
as a national team, and for every young female in the future who wants to come
through this system.”

Professor Julie Lydon, Vice-Chancellor of the USW, said: “We are delighted to be honouring Jayne with this
Fellowship.

“Jayne’s tireless work as the national football team
manager, and her efforts to promote the development of the game, are an
inspiration for thousands, and will doubtlessly lead more girls into the sport.

“We are looking forward to working with her on further
developing sports coaching among females, and seeking her views on how USW can
continue to improve the sports courses we offer to thousands of
undergraduates.”

Rob Griffiths, Deputy Head of Health, Sport and Professional
Practice at USW, told the graduation ceremony
at which Ms Ludlow was awarded her Fellowship: “Passionate about education, she
continues to develop both herself and those around her.

“She currently works as an ambassador for USW sport playing
an integral role in helping us achieve our strategic goal of encouraging more
females to study sports related degrees.

“Jayne is a vital contributor to our ambitious Women in
Sport project that aims to support and mentor students and develop the graduate
skills required to work in female sport.”